Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes

Name: Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps packed brown sugar; 2 Tbsps butter or margarine, softened; 2 Tbsps Gold Medal® all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps half-and-half; 59 milliliters chopped pecans; 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice; 0 teaspoons salt; 850 grams small dark-orange sweet potatoes each)

Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 216 calories, 3g of protein, and 7g of fat. A mixture of brown sugar, salt, half-and-half, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 15 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Pierce each potato twice with point of sharp knife to vent steam.

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Place in single layer in microwave oven. Microwave on High 5 minutes. If potatoes are not cooked through, turn potatoes over and continue microwaving 1 minute at a time until softened.

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Remove any fully cooked potatoes from microwave while cooking remaining potatoes. Cool potatoes 10 minutes.

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Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, 2 tablespoons butter and the pecans; set aside.

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Brown Sugar

Butter

Pecans

All Purpose Flour

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Heat oven to 350°F.

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Cut off top 1/3 of each potato. Using spoon, scoop flesh into large bowl, being careful not to tear potato skins; discard potato tops.

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Add 2 tablespoons butter, half-and-half, pumpkin pie spice and salt to potatoes. Mash potato mixture with potato masher or beat with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Spoon potato mixture back into skins.

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Butter

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Place filled potatoes in 13x9-inch pan. (Potatoes can be covered and refrigerated at this point up to 8 hours.)

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Sprinkle pecan mixture over tops of potatoes.

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Pecans

Bake uncovered 30 to 35 minutes or until topping is brown and potatoes are hot. (If filled potatoes were refrigerated, remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before serving; top and bake as directed.)

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